via NHL.com
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed forward Ilya Mikheyev to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is $1.645 million.
Mikheyev, 26, registered 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 39 regular season games during his first National Hockey League season in 2019-20. The Omsk, Russia native also suited up for five games in Toronto’s Qualifying Round series versus Columbus.
Prior to joining the Maple Leafs, Mikheyev played four seasons with Avangard of the Kontinental Hockey League, recording 122 points (62 goals, 60 assists) in 224 KHL games. He was named to the KHL’s First All-Star Team in 2018-19 and represented Avangard at the 2019 KHL All-Star Game.
Mikheyev was originally signed by the Maple Leafs to an entry-level contract on May 6, 2019.
🖋️🥣 Soup’s back on the menu for two more years!
Ilya Mikheyev has signed a two-year contract extension. #LeafsForever
Details: https://t.co/awTa3TDZff pic.twitter.com/0QhV48B46p
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 20, 2020
Soup szn 🙌#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/Ng8zkOviCh
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 21, 2020
“Ilya decided to step off a little bit from an already-agreed number to help the team fit under the cap.”
Details on how Ilya Mikheyev's contract with the Maple Leafs came together: https://t.co/duK0WLqMoN #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/aS9B9jJHCu
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) October 21, 2020
Structure :
Year 1, $1.1 M
Year 2, $2.19 M https://t.co/BoimWZd4bx— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 20, 2020
Ilya Mikheyev agrees to a 2 year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs! #WeAreGoldStar! pic.twitter.com/raiYP6W5pI
— Dan Milstein-Hockey (@HockeyAgent1) October 20, 2020